There are many advantages to buying a home in
Hawaii if you are in the military and moving to Hawaii. These advantages
include using your BAH to buy a home (See our BAH renting
vs. buying chart), and easy access to VA loans.

Video: VA Loans, Tax Benefits, Next Steps and more

Watch the video below to get valuable information for how you can be a homeowner
in Hawaii. Our Locations team has extensive experience working with the military
to help you navigate the process to ownership, and are ready to help.

Topics included in video are below - please go to these markers for specific topics:

VA Loan

Hawaii Market - time 16:21

Interest Rates - time 36:05

Tax Benefits of Ownership - time 42:53

Mortgage Credit Certificate - time 44:10

Where do I Start - time 52:40

Military Team - time 56:02

New Search Tool!

You can search for homes within 1-15 miles of any military base on Oahu with our Proximity search tool!

If you are an active Armed Service member moving to Oahu, you will need to figure out where you want to live on the island.

To aid in your property search we have created the map below which highlights the 8 major military installations on Oahu that you might be stationed or work at: Camp Smith, Fort Shafter, Hickam AFB, Kaneohe Bay MC Base, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Schofield Barracks, and Tripler Army Medical Center.

Below the map we have included an easy reference guide which includes information about specific neighborhoods that are near each military base, and the approximate distance from the base to the specific neighborhood. We hope this feauture helps you to familiarize yourself with the island as a whole, as well as narrow down your property search to the areas that will fit your needs best.

Map of Military Bases On Oahu

Hint: You can click on the colored areas to see the names of the bases, and scroll in to see more detailed neighborhood views.

Kaneohe Marine
Corp Air Station

Tripler

Fort Shafter

Animal Quarantine Information

Hawaii.gov
Includes the steps to get your animal here on island safe and sound. You need to
start 120 days out from arrival for them to be directly released to you. If you
are inside the 120 day mark your animal will be required to be boarded until they
are cleared. This is an additional cost but may be reimbursed. The best thing to
do is start early!

Buying vs. Renting: 2015 BAH Chart for Oahu

Below is a chart that shows how much housing allowance by rank you might be spending on rent that could be invested in a home.

Buying vs. Renting: 2015 BAH Chart for Maui

Below is a chart that shows how much housing allowance by rank you might be spending
on rent that could be invested in a home.

VA Loans

If you are in the military, chances are you are eligible for a VA loan. Below are some advantages to VA Loans.

No down payment on sale
prices up to $721,050

Entire down payment and
closing costs, etc. may be
gifted or paid by the seller.

The current VA
maximum loan limit is $1,000,000.

No mortgage insurance

No pre-payment penalty.

Loans are assumable

Financial counseling provided
by VA.

ELIGIBLE BORROWERS:

Includes veterans who served in the military for a
minimum of 90 days during wartime or 181 days of continuous active duty during
peacetime periods before 9/7/80; or 2 years between 9/8/80 and the present and
received an honorable discharge. Reservists who have completed 6 years of
duty may be eligible (temporary until 10/28/99). Note: certain service, discharge,
and/or survivor benefits may affect eligibility.